Patent · US Expired

Refrigerator

US7185509B2 · kind B2 · utility

11Cited by
51References
41Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateAug 21, 2003
Grant dateMar 6, 2007
Priority date
Expiry dateJun 15, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF25D2400/06
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A refrigerator in which a machine room and an air cooling chamber having an evaporator, are placed at a top of a cabinet to maximize the storage capacity of lower sections of storage compartments. The refrigerator includes a cabinet defining a storage compartment therein. A top projection part is formed by projecting a rear portion of a top of the cabinet upward. The top projection part defines the air cooling chamber therein, such that the air cooling chamber extends upward from an upper portion of the storage compartment. The machine room is defined on the top of the cabinet at a position in front of the top projection part, and receives a compressor and a condenser therein.

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